Resource library

A discussion of Thesis Committees and their uses at UCL

This report allows readers to see inside the structures and strategies which shape institutional approaches to doctoral education in the UK and Ireland.

The UK Research Supervision Survey is the UKCGE’s national survey offering those involved in research supervision an opportunity to share their experiences of supervising doctoral candidates.

This paper investigates whether there are centrally-set numerical limits on numbers of doctoral candidates per supervisor

A video update on the University of Liverpool’s PGR Wellbeing Improvement Project

This is the conference brochure for the 2nd International Conference on the Mental Health & Wellbeing of Postgraduate Researchers 

A video presentation on the Queen Mary, University of London’s Research England/​Office for Students Catalyst Funded project ​“Supporting PGR Mental Health & Wellbeing”.

This paper, authored by Professor Stan Taylor explores existing published source materials to begin describing the global doctoral landscape

A resource from the UKCGE concerning the impact of Covid-19 on doctoral research and any consequential impact on the final examination.

This guide is designed to help supervisors based in organisations outside of higher education, navigate the specific challenges they face whilst supervising doctoral candidates